Workshops
Providing End-of-Life Care
2-day workshop: Learn the core teachings of our compassionate, contemplative approach to care at the end of life. CEUs available.
Compassion Fatigue: Subtle Symptoms & The Return to Vitality
1-day workshop: Understand the key principles and crucial skills that all professionals need for alleviating compassion fatigue. CEUs available.
The Zen of Bereavement
1-day workshop: Give yourself a day of refuge for telling your story, learning about grief, and developing a plan of self-care.
Grief and the Holidays
1-day workshop: Step away from the pressures and expectations of the holidays and honor your loss in the company of those who understand how difficult this time of year can be.
Contemplating Death as a Spiritual Practice
1-day workshop: Experience how the Buddhist tradition of contemplating impermanence can lead to greater happiness in the here and now.
People from all walks of life need support in facing life’s most important challenges. Our workshops are appropriate for people living with life-threatening or chronic illness, and people caring for others who are frail or elderly. They are also appropriate for caregiving professionals (healthcare, social service, mental health) who seek greater competence for client issues related to aging, illness, dying, and bereavement.
Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
Several of our workshops offer CEUs approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #8793 and the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, Provider #4241.
1-day workshop: 8.0 contact hours
2-day workshop: 16.0 contact hours
FEE: $30 per workshop, regardless of duration.
Reduced tuition options
In vowing to serve all people regardless of economic circumstances, we offer:
- 15% early bird discount for registrations processed at least 2 weeks in advance
- Work-exchange for 50% tuition reduction for those in economic need
- Significant discounts for staff of Bay Area non-profit organizations providing direct care to the underserved.
Providing End-of-Life Care
2-day workshop: Learn the core teachings of our compassionate, contemplative approach to care at the end of life. CEUs available.
Compassion Fatigue: Subtle Symptoms & The Return to Vitality
1-day workshop: Understand the key principles and crucial skills that all professionals need for alleviating compassion fatigue. CEUs available.
The Zen of Bereavement
1-day workshop: Give yourself a day of refuge for telling your story, learning about grief, and developing a plan of self-care.
Grief and the Holidays
1-day workshop: Step away from the pressures and expectations of the holidays and honor your loss in the company of those who understand how difficult this time of year can be.
Contemplating Death as a Spiritual Practice
1-day workshop: Experience how the Buddhist tradition of contemplating impermanence can lead to greater happiness in the here and now.